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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced significant progress with Iran on ending tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and restoring the maritime route.

In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is being lifted. He said ships and their crews stranded there should now prepare to return home.

Trump added that uninterrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will be ensured and that no toll or additional fee will be charged in the area.

In his post, Trump claimed that most of the mines laid in the Strait of Hormuz had already been neutralized by U.S. minesweepers, while Iran would immediately remove the remaining mines.

According to the U.S. president, enriched uranium buried underground will be extracted and destroyed through close cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Trump also reiterated that Iran must fully agree never to develop nuclear weapons. He said he will chair a high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on the matter.

US President Donald Trump’s image may soon appear on a proposed $250 American currency note, with reports suggesting that early-stage preparations have taken place within the US Treasury Department.

According to foreign media reports, The Washington Post has claimed that a proposal is under consideration to include Trump’s portrait on the proposed $250 note. If approved, it would mark the first time in nearly 150 years that the image of a living person or sitting president appears on US currency.

The report said the proposed note is being prepared to mark 250 years of American independence.

According to The Washington Post, two officials close to Trump who were appointed at the Treasury Department last year instructed staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to prepare initial samples.

The report said some officials raised legal objections to the proposal, noting that US law does not allow the image of a living president or person to be printed on currency.

Bureau Director Patricia Soliman also pointed out legal and administrative obstacles, but was later removed from her post.

Critics say the Trump administration is attempting to place a personal imprint on national institutions and symbols. Trump’s name has previously been linked to several government and cultural institutions.

US Senator Mark Warner strongly criticized the plan, calling it an attempt to boost President Trump’s ego.

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a draft agreement with Iran to Israel and other allied countries, according to a report by the British newspaper The Guardian.

The report said the proposed agreement includes clauses related to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. blockade.

Under the memorandum of understanding, Iran would be given access to its $12 billion in frozen assets. The draft also proposes restoring the Strait of Hormuz to its pre-war level within 30 days.

The United States has set a condition that Iran will not collect taxes from ships. The agreement also includes a restriction preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

During a 60-day ceasefire, negotiations will be held on highly enriched uranium.

According to the British newspaper, China wants the final approval of the agreement to be given by the United Nations.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US air base on Thursday morning in response to what Iran described as an American attack near Bandar Abbas port.

According to Tasnim News Agency, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that the US air base was targeted at 4:50 a.m. local time.

The Revolutionary Guards did not specify which US base was targeted. However, Kuwait said missiles and drones were fired toward it on Thursday morning.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards warned that if what they called aggression was repeated, the response would be more decisive.

The United States carried out fresh attacks on Iran, targeting a military installation in the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas. According to US Central Command, American forces also shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that had posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz.

According to reports by Al Jazeera and the BBC, CENTCOM said the military site in Bandar Abbas was targeted while preparations were being made there to launch a fifth drone. Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the eastern part of the city.

The attacks came at a time when a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in place and negotiations are continuing to end the three-month-long war.

The war has severely affected maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and has also led to a significant rise in global energy prices.